Deployment Psychology Blog

CDP News: 1 February 2019

Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. February is jam-packed and we've got lots to talk about.

Research Update: 31 January 2019

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The weekly Research Update contains the latest news, journal articles, useful links from around the web. Some of this week's topics include:
● Implementation and Evaluation of a Military–Civilian Partnership to Train Mental Health Specialists.
● The relationship between distress tolerance and cigarette smoking: A systematic review and synthesis.
● Is and Ought: Descriptive and Prescriptive Cognitions in Military-Related Moral Injury.

Staff Perspective: The Importance of Behavioral Activation

Winter has many associations that stir a range of emotional responses. Some may look forward to the holiday season, colder weather, and burrowing indoors with the comforts they have come to seek over the years. Others may find themselves longing for sunshine, wishing they could fast-forward to warmer months. In Hawaii, winter usually consists of cooler temperatures, rain, a shifting swell (from the south shore to the north shore), and relatively shorter days. The changes that accompany the seasons, whether drastic or nuanced, can serve as reminders that we, too, are changing.

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